Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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+ z4 X+ I) r% p3 P7 UThe 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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0 x" q) _$ G. r& l$ JIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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: \* [# b( F; k"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! p& W1 O* `4 g8 G# P& p* P, N
7 P, a2 q. p! }The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.8 x6 v% U7 i2 z9 v! f. m0 T/ s
' V2 {7 |+ f# w+ [, y+ @The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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. @8 X4 z! S/ A' |" B7 A, W"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |